Boston, as the Bruins host the Florida Panthers. Reto Berra is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. Boston led off in the first period with an unassisted Noel Acciari goal, his second of the season. Florida tied it on a Thomas Vanek goal in the second period, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Nick Bjugstad. The Bruins retook the lead with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his nineteenth of the season, courtesy of Zdeno Chara and David Pastrnak. The Panthers tied it again with a Jaromir Jagr power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Keith Yandle and Jonathan Marchessault. Boston reclaimed the lead on a David Krejci goal, his twenty-third of the season, going in unassisted. The Bruins added on in the third period with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the year, with assists provided by Ryan Spooner and Pastrnak. Boston iced it at 5-2 with a Bergeron empty net goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Bergeron, Pastrnak, and Krejci.
Down in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock and Pekka Rinne are the goalies. Nashville got going in the second period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by Roman Josi and Ryan Johansen. The Predators added on with a Kevin Fiala goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. Nashville extended the lead in the third period as P.K. Subban scored his tenth of the campaign, an unassisted goal going into the empty net. The final stood at 3-0, with the three stars given to Rinne (31 save shutout), Forsberg, and Fiala.
At the normal time, the Detroit Red Wings bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Jimmy Howard play goal. Detroit began in the first period with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Frans Nielsen and Nick Jensen. Toronto tied it on an Auston Matthews power play goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, powered by Leo Komarov and Nikita Zaitsev. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a Mitchell Marner goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Connor Carrick. Toronto added on with a William Nylander goal, his twenty-second of the year, assisted by Matthews and Roman Polak. The Red Wings got one back Jensen goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Henrik Zetterberg. Detroit tied it on a Niklas Kronwall goal in the third period, his second of the year, fueled by Zetterberg and Nyquist. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, fueled by Tyler Bozak and Jake Gardiner. Toronto added on with a Matthews goal, his second of the game and thirty-eighth of the year, with a lone helper by Brian Boyle. The Red Wings chipped back with a Mike Green goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, guided in by Dylan Larkin and Darren Helm. The final held at 5-4, with the three stars awarded to Matthews, Nyquist, and Jensen, while Zetterberg gets an honorable mention.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Cam Ward are between the pipes. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jason Spezza goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Remi Elie and Greg Pateryn. The Stars added on with an empty net goal in the third period by John Klingberg, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Dallas extended the lead as Devin Shore scored his twelfth of the campaign into an empty net, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Lehtonen (25 save shutout), Spezza, and Klingberg.
Back north, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Michal Neuvirth protect the nets. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Claude Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere. Neuvirth collapsed in his crease shortly after this, and was replaced by Anthony Stolarz. The Flyers added on with a Colin McDonald goal, made possible by Chris VandeVelde and Radko Gudas. Philadelphia extended the lead as Jordan Weal scored his eighth of the year on the power play in the second period, thanks to Jakub Voracek and Michael Del Zotto. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars belonging to Stolarz (28 for 28 in saves in relief), Schenn and McDonald.
In Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Andrei Vasilevskiy are called on to start. Montreal was first to score in the second period with a Phillip Danault goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Max Pacioretty. Tampa Bay tied it on a Yanni Gourde goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Victor Hedman and Jonathan Drouin. The Canadiens won 2-1 in overtime with an Alexander Radulov goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, passed from Pacioretty and Danault. The three stars went to Danault, Pacioretty, and Price (21 for 22 in saves).
Northwest in Winnipeg, the Jets host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Connor Hellebuyck are the strong goalies. Ottawa started in the first period with a Mike Hoffman goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Derick Brassard. Winnipeg tied it in the second period on a Blake Wheeler goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The Senators took the lead back with Hoffman's second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Tom Pyatt and Cody Ceci. The Jets tied it again with an Adam Lowry goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Jacob Trouba. Winnipeg took the lead in the third period with a Mathieu Perreault goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Bryan Little and Trouba. The Jets iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Nikolaj Ehlers, his twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Little. The three stars went to Hoffman, Trouba, and Little.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Cam Talbot tend the twines. Edmonton struck first in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, coming off of Patrick Maroon and Adam Larsson. Anaheim tied it on a Ryan Getzlaf power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Jakob Silfverberg and Cam Fowler in the second period. The Ducks took the lead in the third period with a Patrick Eaves power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, with assists provided by Antoine Vermette and Silfverberg. The Oilers tied it on a Milan Lucic power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, helped along by Leon Draisaitl and McDavid. Edmonton won 3-2 in overtime with a Draisaitl goal, his twenty-eighth of the campaign, with a lone assist from McDavid. The three stars were McDavid, Draisaitl, and Silfverberg.
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